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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
1
FBI agents rounded up 84 more German American members in the metropolitan area. Total arrests in two days reach 113 as detainees are held at Ellis Island for hearings by alien enemy boards.
Cleveland reports a flood of last minute appeals delaying draft inductions as 29 indicted on espionage and evasion charges face bail up to 50 000. Bund leaders Kunze and Keegan held in Hartford with 50 000 and 7 500 bail respectively. FBI, New York and New Jersey arrests yield weapons and propaganda during a nationwide operation. A planned blackout trial is set for tonight in Springfield under Col. R. S. Harsch.
An advertising snippet warns readers about a mouse trap and urges safe play, noting a new family moving into Athens and mentioning a contact number 0242. The text emphasizes inexpensive daily administration as a solution.
Washington AP report on eight Germans charged with entering the U S to raid war plants. A seven general panel weighs guilt after clandestine landings by submarine crew. Witnesses include Gerda Melind of Chicago. Trial could end within a day or two.
The Office of Price Administration announced soon raising ceiling prices for frozen fruits and vegetables of the 1942 crop and for jams jellies and preserves from new fruit. The peanut and peanut butter ceiling may be discarded entirely in September. A 15 percent boost in retail ceilings for canned and dried fruits of the 1942 pack was already announced. Price Administrator Henderson cited preferred price treatment for farm products and the lack of a subsidy program to absorb higher costs.
General George C. Marshall and top officers inspect the air forces glider program at Wright Field. Survivors of a Latvian merchantman report a German submarine abducted their skipper after sinking the ship with a time bomb. A Spanish sailor who leaped overboard was also captured. no lives were lost.
The Pravda dispatch argues Germany exploits Russia's isolation, while Allies rush material from Britain and the United States. It warns a second front could shift the war by forcing Hitler to defend the Caucasus and Middle East, shortening the conflict this year.
Ohio OPA official explains a sugar bonus for households, adding two pounds per member without filing with local boards. Stamp No 7 covers two pounds, usable July 10 to August 22, overlapping with stamps 5 and 6 on certain dates. Industrial and institutional sectors also receive extra sugar for July and August, but certificates arrive August 15.
A large twin motored army bomber crashed in a cornfield near Smithfield North Carolina. The plane’s occupants were believed to be nine and were killed instantly. Civilian officers could not identify the burned bodies and authorities would not confirm origin until an official investigation.
Cleveland Ohio Bell Telephone Co asks subscribers to eliminate nonessential long distance calls to key war centers outside the state especially to Washington. The move follows reports rationing may be needed to keep lines open for military and government activities.
Official Polish sources say the Nazis killed the entire Jewish population of Hrubieszow in southeastern Poland. The town held 15,000 to 20,000 residents, with more than 5,000 Jews among them.
In Apple Grove West Virginia early this morning Glenn Pershinger seven was killed and his mother Mrs Earl Pershinger critically injured in an automobile wreck. Mrs Pershinger was admitted to Holzer Hospital.
New York notice warns customers to settle May or earlier charges by end of business today or face credit restrictions. The federal reserve board rules require charge purchases be settled by the tenth of the second calendar month after purchase.
Columbus reports two suspected enemy plots to disrupt Ohio war fronts by fake draft board calls. Edward S. Neese says boards summon by mail only and urges registrants to ignore phone messages. Officials also probe high loss of registration cards in one metropolitan district.
Rep. J Harry McGregor says ALCOA will build a 22 million dollar aluminum rod and bar mill in Heath Licking County Ohio on a 50 acre site. Construction authorized by the War Production Board will start immediately with production slated for next spring. The plant is planned as permanent and will employ about 3000 people.
Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton wed at Lake Arrowhead yesterday confirming a high profile alliance. The couple, soon to honeymoon at a mountain retreat, have been inseparable for two years. she is 29 and he 38, born in Bristol, England.
Wheat prices rose nearly five cents a bushel yesterday amid heavy flour business and buying spurred by senate passage of legislation to raise government loan rates on basic crops from 85 percent to full parity. The advance marks the highest level since late May.
Allied air offensives against Japanese forces in China report strikes on Hankow and Canton targets with fires at Yangtze ports. Chinese spokesman confirms loss of a Chekiang Kiangsi line foothold as Japanese push near Lishui while Aleutian theater notes a US submarine sinking a destroyer near Kiska Leland.
Two men violated the selected service act and received prison sentences from Federal Judge Mell G Underwood. Merle Franklin Dupler of Rockbridge Hocking County was sentenced to three years for failure to notify a draft board of a change of address. Elza Clifford Bennett of Athens Ohio was given five years for failing to report for induction.
A Spanish American War veteran from Ottawa County aged 69 gave up his old age pension to aid the war effort. He said he could become self supporting due to current business conditions and wanted a younger man to join defense work.
Arthur Louis Dellinger wanted by Cincinnati police on a shooting to kill charge was fatally shot in Chicago today as he threatened to shoot officers attempting to arrest him.
Adj. Gen. Donald F. Pancoast said training programs will run at Camps Hocking and Zaleski from July 19 to August 2. Officers named as camp commanders include Col. Wade C. Christy Columbus at Camp Zaleski July 19 26 Col. Sam Richmond Cincinnati at Camp Zaleski July 26 Col. Emerson C. Woolf Akron at Camp Hocking July 19 26 Capt. Trafford Talmadge Columbus Ohio State Naval Militia Camp Hocking July 26 August 2 and Capt. Charles Gardner Cleveland commanding the first Separate Company Camp Hocking August 2 9.
Secretary Stimson announced the Air Transport Command is forming the Air Evacuation Group to repatriate the sick and wounded from combat zones. The medical flying hospitals will use transport planes capable of carrying up to 40 patients and will provide surgery blood transfusions and other treatments. The command has long delivered mail and supplies to troops overseas with high priority.
A Lorain County grand jury reports out of county promoters hacking bingo games and orders Sheriff Carl R. Finegan to clamp down on all gambling. The jury says organized gambling rackets sponsor bingo games expanding beyond religious and chartered fraternal groups.
The Laval government decreed the death penalty today for those who set fire to crops in a bid to deter further arson after last summer's widespread destruction.
Chairman May asserts no need to induct 18 and 19 year olds or married men. based on selective service data and 3.125 million in the 18 19 group, he estimates about 2 million will become eligible in two years, enough for a 5 million man army. He says the nation can meet manpower with existing forces and reserves.
News reports say the German battleship Von Tirpitz was seriously damaged by a Russian submarine in Arctic waters, while German claims of attack were denied. Allied air operations target Wilhelmshaven and Weser muende as Egypt battle shifts to a waiting phase near El Alamein.
Washington announces a government loan program totaling 5 million dollars to assist more than 10 000 college students pursuing technical or professional degrees. The effort targets engineering physics chemistry medicine dentistry and pharmacy to rapidly train personnel for the war, with loans covering education costs.
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